Essential Terms And Definitions - Remington RM4040 Manuel De L'utilisateur

• CHAIN SAW - A tool designed to cut wood with a saw chain. A chain saw is an integrated unit comprised of a motor, saw chain, guide
bar, and handles that are designed to be held by two hands during operation.
• CHAIN SAW POWERHEAD - A chain saw without the saw chain and guide bar.
• DRIVE SPROCKET - A toothed wheel that drives the saw chain.
• FRONT HANDLE - A support handle located toward the front of the chain saw.
• REAR HANDLE - A support handle located toward the rear of the chain saw.
• FRONT HAND GUARD / CHAIN BRAKE LEVER - A structural barrier between the front handle and the guide bar. The front hand guard
helps protect the operator's left hand if it slips off the front handle while the unit is running. The front hand guard is also used to activate
the chain brake.
• CHAIN BRAKE - A device used to stop the chain saw. The chain brake helps protect the user by stopping the saw chain in milliseconds.
The chain brake can be activated intentionally by pushing the front hand guard / chain brake lever forward. It can also be activated if the
operator's hand strikes the front hand guard / chain brake lever during kickback.
• REAR HAND GUARD - A structural barrier below the rear handle. The rear hand guard helps protect the operator's right hand if the saw
chain breaks or disengages from the guide bar during operation.
• GUIDE BAR - A solid railed structure that supports and guides the saw chain.
• GUIDE BAR TIP - The tip or end of the guide bar.
• REDUCED-KICKBACK GUIDE BAR - A guide bar that has been demonstrated to reduce kickback significantly.
• SAW CHAIN - A loop of chain with teeth designed to cut wood, which is driven by the motor and is supported by the guide bar. The saw
chain is composed of drive links, cutters and side links, held together by rivets.
• LOW-KICKBACK SAW CHAIN - A saw chain that complies with the kickback performance requirements of ANSI/OPEI B175.1-2012 when
tested on a representative sample of chain saws. Low-kickback saw chain significantly reduces the chance of kickback and the intensity
of kickback, due to specially designed depth gauges and guard links.
• REPLACEMENT SAW CHAIN - A saw chain that complies with the kickback performance requirements of ANSI/OPEI B175.1-2012 when
tested with specific chain saws. It may not meet the ANSI/OPEI performance standards when used with other chain saws.
• SPIKED BUMPER - The pointed tooth (or teeth), at the front of the chain saw, used during felling and bucking to help pivot the saw and
maintain a stable position while cutting.
• CHAIN CATCHER - A device designed to intercept a whipping chain. The chain catcher reduces the chance of injury if the saw chain
breaks or disengages from the guide bar during operation.
• OILER CONTROL - A system for oiling the saw chain and guide bar.
• SWITCH - A device that, when operated, will complete or interrupt an electrical power circuit to the motor.
• SWITCH LINKAGE - A mechanism that transfers motion from the trigger to the switch.
• TRIGGER - A device that, when operated in conjunction with the switch lockout (trigger lockout), turns the motor on. Releasing the trigger
immediately turns the motor off. The saw chain will then coast to a stop.
• SWITCH LOCKOUT (TRIGGER LOCKOUT) - A device that prevents the unit from starting accidentally. The trigger cannot be squeezed
unless the switch lockout (trigger lockout) is manually engaged.
• BATTERY RELEASE BUTTON - A device used to disconnect the battery from the battery charger and the unit.
• KICKBACK - A sudden backward and/or upward motion of the guide bar and saw chain. Kickback can occur if the upper portion of the
guide bar tip touches an object while the saw chain is spinning (rotational kickback). Kickback can also occur if the wood closes in and
pinches the saw chain inside the cut (linear kickback).
• ROTATIONAL KICKBACK - A sudden backward and upward motion of the guide bar and saw chain. Rotational kickback can occur if the
upper portion of the guide bar tip touches an object while the saw chain is spinning. The guide bar and saw chain are then kicked up and
back toward the operator in a lightning-fast reverse reaction.
• LINEAR KICKBACK (PINCH KICKBACK) - A sudden backward motion of the guide bar and saw chain. Linear (pinch) kickback can occur
if the wood closes in and pinches the saw chain inside a cut. The saw is then sent straight back toward the operator.
• NORMAL CUTTING POSITION - The positions assumed while making bucking and felling cuts.
• FELLING - The process of cutting down a tree.
• NOTCHED UNDERCUT - The first cutting procedure in the tree felling process. A notch is cut on one side of the tree to direct its fall.
• FELLING BACK CUT - The final cut in the tree felling process. The felling back cut is made on the opposite side of the tree from the
notched undercut.
• BUCKING - The process of cutting a felled tree or log into lengths.
• LIMBING - The process of removing branches from a fallen tree.
• PRUNING - The process of cutting limbs from a living tree.

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